TABLE OF CONTENTS
2010 – 2011 Williamson County 4-H Show Book Cover Contest Winner
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Table of Contents
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4-H Descriptions
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Who’s Who in Williamson County
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4-H Clubs, 4-H Independent Families and 4-H Cloverbud Groups
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2011 Williamson County 4-H Show Schedule
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4-H General Guidelines Williamson County & IL State Fair
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Williamson County 4-H Livestock Show Requirements & Classes
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4-H Horse Show Requirements & Class Order
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4-H Small Animal Show Requirements
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4-H Exhibit Show Requirements
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Please contact the county office for a copy of the 2011 IL Exhibition Livestock
Health Requirements for County and State Fair or you may go online to:
http://www.agr.state.il.us/AnimalHW/CountyFairRules.pdf
http://www.agr.state.il.us/AnimalHW/ahexhibreq.html
4-H DESCRIPTIONS!
The 4-H Club Emblem
The 4-H Club Emblem is a four-leaf clover, with the letter “H” on each leaf.
The four “H’s” stand for HEAD, HEART, HANDS AND HEALTH.
The 4-H Club Motto
“To Make the Best Better”
The 4-H Club Colors
Green: Nature’s most common color is emblematic of springtime, life and youth.
White: Symbolizes purity and high ideals.
The 4-H Club Pledge
I pledge:
my Head to clearer thinking,
my Heart to greater loyalty,
my Hands to larger service,
my Health to better living,
for my club, my community,
my country and my world.
WHO’S WHO IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY
FOR 2010 - 2011
The 4-H Program in Williamson County is the result of many VOLUNTEER efforts.
University of Illinois Extension Council approves the program. The present council is
composed of the following:
Williamson County Extension Council:
Officers:
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Secretary
Financial Reporter
Craig Smith
Gail Shanks
Rebecca Bostian
Jo Barger
Members:
Jo Barger
Connie Beasley
Rebecca Bostian
Lee Boester
Dorothy Clemons
Barbara Duncan
Randall Emery
Curtis Hayes
Keith Odom
Gail Shanks
Craig Smith
Phyllis Smedshammer
Duane Wittenborn
4-H Expansion & Review Committee:
Stephanie Willis
Amy Westrich
Pearl Stearns
Mariah Powell
Kelly Green
4-H Screening Volunteer:
Charlena Bitting
University of Illinois Extension Williamson County Staff:
Julie Mumbower
Etha Anderson
John Pike
Terri Cagle
Sheila Harris
County Extension Director
4-H Youth Development
Extension Educator Community & Economic Development
Office Support
Office Support
2010 – 2011 4-H Club Leaders
Happy Hornets 4-H Club
Amy Kimmel
Lorelei Powell
Mariah Powell
Existence 43 Years
39 Year Leader
23 Year Leader
4 Year Jr. Leader
Little Egypt Homesteaders 4-H Club Existence 7 Years
Robyn Lindsay
7 Year Leader
Silver Spurs 4-H Club
Tara Davis
Kyle Davis
Emily Barnett
Existence 4 Years
4 Year Leader
4 Year Leader
1 Year Jr. Leader
2010-2011 4-H Independent
Moore Family 4-H Independent
Jerry Moore
Existence 1 Year
1 Year Leader
2010 – 2011 4-H Cloverbud Group Leaders
Little Egypt Pioneers 4-H Cloverbud Group
Melissa Chausse
Existence 7 Years
2 Year Leader
2011 WILLIAMSON COUNTY 4-H SHOWS
Public Always Welcome to Attend!
July 8
Set Up Tables and Chairs for 4-H Exhibit Show. Please call Etha Anderson at
993-3304 to volunteer to help. We must do this so we are not charged.
July 11
4-H Exhibit Show
Note: Some 4-H Exhibit Judges Score Sheets are available to help you with your
projects. Get them from our County Office or 4-H Leader. Reminder - parents
and other youth are not to be by the judges during the judging time. Please be
on time!
1:30 pm Registration 2:00 pm Show Time and Public 4-H Exhibit Display
7:00 pm Projects on Public 4-H Exhibit Display Pick Up – Volunteers
needed to watch projects with Etha Anderson, call 993-3304 to volunteer
to help.
Place: Williamson County Fairgrounds, 101 Fair Street, Marion, IL in the airconditioned building, which is the first building on the right as you come into
the fair gates. The hope is to bring more exposure to the public about the
Williamson County 4-H Program and our 4-H projects.
July 11
Break Down Tables and Chairs from 4-H Exhibit Show. Please call Etha
Anderson at 993-3304 to volunteer to help. We must do this so we are not
charged.
July 13
4-H Small Animal Show (Don’t forget to bring to the show Animal Health
Papers.) Reminder - parents and other youth are not to be by the judges during
the judging time. Please be on time!
8:45 am Registration 9:00 am Show Time
Place: Williamson County Fairgrounds, 101 Fair Street, Marion, IL under the
Sheep Barn, which is north of the east-end horse area. The Sheep Barn has an
opened up area now. No Bleachers, Bring Your Lawn Chairs!
July 15
4-H Horse Show (Don’t forget to bring Veterinarian Negative Coggins Test)
Helmets are required for all mounted exhibitors. Please be on time!
9:00 am Registration 9:30 am Show Time
Place: Williamson County Fairgrounds, 101 Fair Street, Marion, IL, enter east-end
gravel road entrance off Main Street, which is just past KB Bar-B-Que and Cascade
Castings Company turn left (north) onto unmarked gravel road that leads to the
east-end Justin Eli Dodd Horse Area. Bleachers provided but you may bring
your lawn chairs.
No 4-H Livestock Projects Enrolled At This Time.
The Illinois State Fair, State 4-H Office, and local University of Illinois Extension
personnel or their assigned agents do not assume liability for loss, theft, or damage to
any exhibit.
4-H GENERAL GUIDELINES
WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND ILLINOIS STATE FAIR
4-H IS A FAMILY AFFAIR! Invite your relatives and friends to see YOUR
exhibit(s) at all of our 4-H Show(s).
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Illinois 4-H is a voluntary, educational program designed to meet the needs and interests of boys
and girls who are eight years of age and have not reached their nineteenth birthday on or before the
current year September 1st date may enroll in 4-H year.
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4-H Members may enroll in 4-H anytime during the 4-H year, but to exhibit at our
Williamson County 4-H Shows they must be enrolled by May 1st, of the current 4-H year.
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4-H Cloverbud Groups may exhibit a group project at our 4-H Exhibit or 4-H Small Animal
Show. Leaders need to let Etha Anderson know which day you will be presenting a group project
by May 1st.
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CLOVER CHALLENGE exhibit classes are included in many of the General 4-H Sections.
These classes are ONLY for 15-18 year olds who are enrolled in Clover Challenge
projects in that specific exhibit project area and have a Clover Challenge Agreement
approved for each Exhibit Class on file at the county office by May 1st. Clover Challenge
projects are to be “above and beyond” what the 4-H project books cover. Exhibit a display
illustrating the Clover Challenge area that you explored. This could include anything NOT covered
in the project book, including but not limited to career exploration or an in-depth study of s specific
topic in that project’s subject matter. The prior approved completed Illinois 4-H Clover
Challenge Agreement must be presented with the exhibit.
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All 4-H county judging will be Conference Judging, which is 4-H’er face-to-face talking to
the judge. This means, a judge talks with the 4-H’er to find out what they have learned by doing
their project and to allow them to learn from the judges’ expertise. Please note the judging results
come from the opinion of a judge on a one time judging experience.
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An exception to Conference Judging is when the U of I Extension County Director has
excused the 4-H’er. No one can show a 4-H project for another 4-H member without an
excused absence or prior approval from the Williamson County U of I Extension County
Director. With an approved absence, some projects may be judged without being shown by
another 4-H’er with a completed EXCUSED WILLIAMSON COUNTY 4-H EXHIBIT
SHOW FORM PER PROJECT. If the excused 4-H’ers is having another 4-H’er speak
for him/her, they must contact the county office by May 1st with the name of that 4-H’er, or
if an emergency, as soon as possible. Parent needs to write a letter to the County
Director asking for their 4-H’ers prior approved absence. Names are recorded on 4-H
show sheets.
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PLEASE look over the 4-H Show Book General Guidelines VERY CAREFULLY and disregard
old 4-H Show Books. ONLY this year’s current 4-H Show Book applies to this year’s shows.
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If a 4-H member needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in our 4-H Shows, please call
our Williamson County University of Illinois Extension office at 993-3304, as soon as possible.
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All non-animal conference-judged exhibits must be identified with an official entry tag and put with
the exhibit for county and state fair exhibits. For county, 4-H Exhibit Show 4-H’ers will receive tags
at the registration table when they first arrive. For state, 4-H Exhibit Show 4-H’ers will receive a
tag from the county office when they register at the county office.
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During 4-H judging, only assigned people are to be by the judge when he/she is talking to
the 4-H member. Parents, other adults and other youth are not to be by the judges and
exhibiting 4-H’ers during the judging time. This includes the 4-H Cloverbud Group area.
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Judges may talk with the 4-H’er both to find out what the member learned from doing the project
and to allow the 4-H’er to learn from the judges’ expertise. 4-H members should practice the
following questions that judges might ask:
• Explain the steps you took to create this project exhibit.
• Tell a few things you learned or insights you gained from this project.
• Tell if you completed the project again, what would you do differe ntly?
• Tell how you will apply what you have learned to this project next year or to
another project.
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Judge’s assistants do not judge projects, only judges’ judge projects. Should judges’ have
any questions or concerns during the show judging they are to ask their assistant to
contact the Extension staff personnel to come over to their judging area. Judge’s
assistants will also do the following for the judge:
• Gather the 4-H members one at a time for judges to judge their project
individually.
• Record the 4-H member’s ribbon rating that was given by the judge on the
provided score sheets.
• Record the name of the 4-H members on the back of the 4-H ribbons and place it
on top of that project.
• Record the 4-H member’s name that was chosen by the judge for “Best of Show”,
“Trophy Winner” and “State Fair” selections on the provided forms.
• Judge’s assistants will need to sign at the bottom where it says Superintendent,
this stands for Project Judge Recording Assistant. Judges sign where it says
Judge’s Signature.
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A complete copy of the current 4-H Show Book will be available online at
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/williamson/4hyouth.html. 4-H Leaders and 4-H Member
Families will receive one copy per family.
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As in past years, our Williamson County 4-H Show Book projects have the same look as our
Illinois State Fair book with State Fair numbers listed by the projects. These numbers help
us with enrollment for Illinois State Fair exhibits; they do not match the project numbers in the
Illinois Clover.
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4-H members enrolled in Public Presentation must inform the county office by May 1st in
which public presentation category they will be exhibiting in or they will be enrolled in a
Formal Speech performance category. No Exceptions.
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4-H members must be enrolled in a dog project and compete on the county level to be
considered for qualification for State Fair in Dog Obedience and Dog Showmanship.
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All entries MUST be products of the CURRENT 4-H year as of September 1st.
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4-H members may use their school, camp etc. projects as their 4-H projects as long as this project
meets our 4-H requirements AND are projects of the current 4-H year as of September 1st.
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Projects must remain in place at the 4-H Shows until excused by Extension staff under direction of
the county director.
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Judges decisions are final.
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Please feel free to call Mrs. Etha Anderson at 993-3304 with any questions or concerns
you may have.
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4-H’er are Judged Individually on the Following Ribbon Grading System:
Blue Ribbon
Group “A”
Project Meets Requirements
Red Ribbon
Group “B”
Project Needs Some Improvement
White Ribbon
Group “C”
Project Needs Much Improvement
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4-H PREMIUM FOR COUNTY SHOWS X FACTORS FOR PREMIUMS
Julie Mumbower, County Extension Director
University of Illinois Extension
Williamson County
201-B West Main Street
Marion, IL 62959
618-993-3304-phone, 618-997-1542-fax
1. ALL 4-H EXHIBIT PROJECTS
• A ---Blue Ribbon------6 times the X factor
• B ---Red Ribbon-------5 times the X factor
• C ---White Ribbon----4 times the X factor
2. SMALL ANIMAL PROJECTS
• A ---Blue Ribbon------7 times the X factor
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B ---Red Ribbon-------6 times the X factor
C ---White Ribbon----5 times the X factor
LIVESTOCK & HORSE PROJECTS
• A ---Blue Ribbon------8 times the X factor
• B ---Red Ribbon-------7 times the X factor
• C ---White Ribbon----6 times the X factor
ALL NON-ANIMAL EXHIBITS ARE PAID AS 4-H EXHIBIT PROJECTS: Animal
Science Project Areas are (small pets, cats, poultry, rabbits, pygmy goats, dogs, horse, beef, goat,
swine, sheep, dairy cattle, and veterinary science projects)
4-H members who exhibit their projects at our Williamson County 4-H shows will receive
a money premium check for their top two highest rated projects! Paid amount depends on
what the Department of Agriculture provides the counties and on the 4-H enrollment.
Premium checks are distributed at the Fall 4-H Achievement Awards Program.
(NOTE: The Department of Agriculture shall use its best efforts to secure sufficient appropriations
to fund premiums. In any year for which the General Assembly of the State of Illinois fails to make
an appropriation sufficient to pay such premiums, premium amounts may not be accurately
reflected.)
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A “Best of Show Rosette Ribbon” may be awarded in each eligible sub-categories from
the “A” rated ribbons and only Best of Show winners will be considered in trophy
selections. The judge may decide if a Best of Show Rosette Ribbon will be given or not from the
“A” rated ribbons. Examples would be one Best of Show Rosette Ribbon for each sub-category in
Sewing and Textiles I, Sewing and Textiles II, and Sewing and Textiles III; and in Visual Arts one
ribbon for each media area such as Paper, Fiber, Clay, and etc.
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4-H Trophies will be calculated as follows : The number of possible 4-H Trophies allowed
for our 4-H Exhibit and 4-H Small Animals Show depends on the number of 4-H Projects
Enrolled and if there are “Best of Show” winners chosen. Trophies are calculated as follows:
For up to 10 enrolled 4-H Projects in each of the following * Broad Categories listed below there
will be a possibility of a trophy, and for every 7 more enrolled projects over the first 10 enrolled
projects in the following * Broad Categories listed below there will be another trophy added to that
*Broad Category. For Example in the Personal Development area, it includes projects in these
areas - Communications, Performing Arts, Photography and Visual Arts. If we had 3 enrolled in
Communications, 2 enrolled in Performing Arts, 6 enrolled in Photography and 10 enrolled in Visual
Arts, which is 21 projects enrolled, we could possibly have 2 trophies awarded. Another Example
would be if we had 1 enrolled in Communications, 0 enrolled in Performing Arts, 4 enrolled in
Photography and 7 enrolled in Visual Arts, which is 12 enrolled projects, we could possibly have 1
trophy awarded.
* BROAD CATEGORIES:
* Community Involvement & Global Awareness - Sub-Categories include Citizenship,
Intercultural and Leadership projects.
* Environment & Natural Resources - Sub-Categories include Natural Resources,
Entomology, Forestry and Geology projects.
* Food & Nutrition & Health - Sub-Categories include all Foods & Nutrition and Health
projects.
* Home & Family - Sub-Categories include Child Development, Consumer Education,
Intergenerational, Interior Design and Clothing & Textiles projects.
* Engineering & Technology - Sub-Categories include Aerospace, Bicycles, Computers,
Electricity, Electronics, Geospatial, Robotics, Small Engines, Tractor, Welding, Video, and
Woodworking projects.
* Personal Development - Sub-Categories include Communication, Journalism, Theatre
Arts, Photography, Public Presentation, and Visual Arts projects.
* Plants & Soils - Sub-Categories include Crops, Floriculture, Horticulture, and Plant &
Soil Science projects.
* Animals Science - Sub-Categories include small pets, cats, poultry, rabbits, pygmy goats,
dogs, horse, beef, goat, swine, sheep, dairy cattle, and veterinary science projects.
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4-H Trophies allowed for our 4-H Livestock and 4-H Horse Shows depends on eligible “A”
rated ribbons and possible Grand Champion winners chosen. Note: Grand Champion and
Reserve Champion Ribbons will be given in the following possible Trophy areas: Beef Breeding,
Beef Market, Sheep Breeding, Sheep Market, Swine Breeding, Swine Market, Goat Breeding,
Goat Market, Dairy Cattle, Horse Youth Age 8-13, Horse Youth Age 14-18, Ponies All Ages.
Note: Horse Hi Point and Pony All Age Hi Point Grand Champions will receive a rosette ribbon
and a certificate. Note: There is a possibility of a Junior and Senior Showmanship Trophy for Beef,
Sheep, Swine and Goat areas. Note: There is a possibility of a Junior and Senior Grand Champion
Showmanship and Reserve Champion Showmanship Ribbons.
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4-H’ers enrolled in a “Small or Large Animal Project or a Horse Project”, where a live animal is
permitted, may instead bring a Non-Animal Science Exhibit and show in Animal Science exhibit
area at our 4-H Small Animals Show and have project(s) considered for IL State Fair.
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Animal Science Exhibit Project Area may come from any of the following areas (small pets, cats,
poultry, rabbits, pygmy goats, dogs, horse, beef, goat, swine, sheep, dairy cattle, veterinary science
projects in the normal animal, animal disease, animal health and our world).
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Youth may not compete with the same project in both at a live animal 4-H Livestock or 4-H Horse
Show and as a non-animal Animal Science Exhibit at the 4-H Small Animal Show.
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4-H’ers will need to get from their Veterinarian Animal Health Papers on selected animals
that are stated in this book.
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Judges may select State Fair Winners and State Fair Alternates from the “A” grouping eligible
projects of 4-H’ers who are ages 10 or older by current 4-H year September 1st date. 4-H’ers
ages and how many possible State Fair entries that are eligible are defined on the judge’s sheets,
which are determine by the IL State 4-H Office. Not all 4-H projects are eligible to exhibit at the
IL State Fair. These projects are marked as County Level Only “Does not go to state fair.” in our
show book.
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Exhibits illustrating inappropriate subject matter and/or graphics are not acceptable. The
County Extension Staff reserve the right to not display exhibits deemed inappropriate for
youth audiences.
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DISPLAY SPACE IS LIMITED. Table displays are limited to 2’ wide x 15” deep unless
otherwise stated in the class listings for that project. (Standard science display boards fit into
this size limitation.) This pertains to exhibits to be placed on a table only; floor exhibits are not
limited UNLESS INDICATED in a specific project section (i.e. Woodworking, Interior Design,
and Visual Arts). The maximum poster size for hanging is 22” x 30”, unless otherwise stated in
the class listings for that project. Exhibits that stand over 4’ tall will be placed on the floor.
Use of page protectors is recommended for binder exhibits.
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Again this year, 4-H IL State Fair exhibits are face-to-face conference judging, which
means 4-H’ers take and talk about their project in Springfield, IL. Please call by JULY
26th DEADLINE to Sign-Up your State Fair Project and Order Admission Tickets and Car
Passes.
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The U of I Extension County Director reviews county policies annually.
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NO Alcoholic beverages during the 4-H Show Days are allowed.
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At Illinois State Fair -- An individual 4-H'er may enter ONLY ONE exhibit class in the 4H Exhibit Division. This includes exhibitors in Fashion Revue, Public Presentations, Club/Group
exhibits in Public Adventures and Intercultural, and any exhibit classes only offered on one day (i.e.
Welding) Exhibitors will need to check in at specific times on their county’s assigned date. Exhibits
are required to be judged on the assigned county day for judging. Exact check-in times will
be provided to local Extension offices by mid-July. Presentation and conference judging times will
be assigned at check-in. Exhibitors not reporting at their designated time will forfeit their time and
may be placed at the end of the day’s schedule. General 4-H exhibitors also wishing to show in Jr.
Livestock classes should realize that judging conflicts may exist and the member will need to make a
decision on their priorities. The General 4-H Show will try to accommodate judging times; however
judges will not be asked to stay longer than necessary if an exhibitor is not present during the
assigned judging times. If an exhibitor misses the class judging entirely, a “No Show” will be
registered for the exhibit and ribbons and premiums will not be awarded. NOTE: Some judging
will take place in the Exposition Building; exhibitors should plan to allow extra time to
arrive at this location. Check-in and judging times for the Exposition Building will vary
from the other locations.
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NEW Illinois 4-H State Fair Online and Inaugural 4-H Film Festival and Map Gallery: This
replaces last year’s Online Virtual Fair Extra Opportunity. Both map and video are an exciting state
exhibit opportunity for all state-fair age 4-H members, and will follow live event at the Illinois State
Fair. IL 4-H Sate Fair Online Video or Map are both an extra choice to showcase with no
premium eligible and registration to participate is by August 1.
All exhibits must be posted online by noon, August 12. First Opportunity: 4-H’ers enrolled
in Video or map (geospatial) projects may showcase what they’ve learned about technology.
Eligibility is selected at the county 4-H Show. Second Opportunity: ALL 4-H’ers will have an
opportunity to showcase ANY 4-H Project by Videoing or Mapping it. Eligibility is not selected at
the county 4-H show. For example, a 4-H’er could have someone tape them making their
4-H project they showed at county 4-H show OR they could set up a tripod video filming
them doing their project. The video or map must teach others about something the 4-H’ers
has learned from their Project. Only the 4-H’er is responsible for editing the video. Or 4H’ers may create a Map of their 4-H project. Businesses promoting technology, through
the IL State 4-H Office, are sponsoring free iFlip minoHD video camers. Etha Anderson has
ordered a free iFlip minoHD video camera that 4-H’ers may checked in and out on loan bases.
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IL State Fair Junior Horse Show - 4-H’ers must place on file at County Office copies of
ownership and/or lease papers and one set of photos for all animals that the member plans to exhibit
by May 1st.
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IL State Fair 4-H Ethics Certification Website: The ethics certification website is closing
down earlier this year on June 15. 4-Her’s must complete their certification by then if
exhibiting at the IL State Fair. Please go to website http://web.extension.illinois.edu/qaec/
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2010 IL State Fair Dates:
July 26-31
August 12-21
August 1
August 12
August 12
August 13
August 20
August 27
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IL State Fair Junior Horse Show
IL State Fair
IL State Fair All Illinois Video/Filmmaking Registration Due
IL State Fair Williamson County Show Day
IL State Fair All Illinois 4-H exhibits in Video/Filmmaking & Geospatial
All exhibits must be posted online By NOON
IL State Fair All Illinois Welding Projects
IL State Fair All Illinois Video/Filmmaking & Geospatial displayed and
Recognized
IL State Fair Dog Show
The Illinois State Fair, State 4-H Office, and local University of Illinois Extension personnel or their
assigned agents do not assume liability for loss, theft, or damage to any exhibit.